Hurricane Danielle up to 135 mph winds in Atlantic

Hurricane Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased to near 135 mph and could get even stronger, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Hurricane Danielle was located about 545 miles southeast of Bermuda.

ByAssociated PressAugust 27, 2010

This image provided by NASA shows a natural-color image of Hurricane Danielle taken at 12:50 p.m. EDT on Aug. 26, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite.

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MIAMI — Hurricane Danielle became a Category 4 storm Friday far out over the Atlantic as it headed toward Bermuda and threatened to bring dangerous rip currents to the U.S. East Coast.

Danielle was located about 545 miles (875 kilometers) southeast of Bermuda and moving north-northwest near 12 mph (19 kph). The hurricane is forecast to pass well east of Bermuda on Saturday night, but large waves and dangerous surf conditions were expected in Bermuda over the next few days.